Tag: News
Burglar preys on church
By Bonny Burrows
An alleged burglary from a historic Bunyip church has saddened parishioners and police alike.
Police report that sometime between Sunday 5 and Wednesday...
Libs’ hospital push
By Bonny Burrows
The State Opposition will fund a new West Gippsland hospital if elected to government in 2018.
Calls for a new West Gippsland...
Fire at Harkaway
By Bonny Burrows
Fire investigators are looking into the cause of a shed fire in Harkaway on Friday afternoon.
Eleven Country Fire Authority trucks were called...
Our feats of clay
Sculpture classes have returned to Living Learning Pakenham for 2017, transforming slabs of clay into works of art.
The clay class is one of the...
Seniors help out youngsters
By Bonny Burrows
Disadvantaged children will have the opportunity to attend camp for the first time, thanks to a generous donation by a Pakenham retirement...
New spoke in Les’s wheel life
By Bonny Burrows
Bunyip retiree Les Abrehart should be enjoying retirement; instead he’s restoring bikes for charity.
The 82-year-old Hillview Independent Living Units resident has spent...
Power down as temperature soars
By Bonny Burrows
More than 300 Pakenham homes and businesses were without power today during sweltering summer conditions.
AusNet Services completed scheduled maintenance on lines across...
Doors open at youth health centre
By Bonny Burrows
Kooweerup’s long-awaited youth centre has officially opened its doors, offering young people a one-stop shop for health and wellbeing support.
‘The hub’, operating...
Push is on for new West Gippsland hospital
By Bonny Burrows
Calls for a new west Gippsland hospital are heating up, with the Committee for Gippsland (C4G) lobbying for its funding in the...
Ray has good grounds for recognition
By Bonny Burrows
For more than 40 years Harkaway resident Ray Exell has been maintaining the grounds of his local cemetery.
And on 5 February...
Smoke warning after runaway fire
By Victoria Stone-Meadows
An almond husk fire has burnt out of control along the South Gippsland Highway at Lang Lang this afternoon.
CFA crews from...
Prep teacher hits ground running
By Bonny Burrows
Nicole Stringer marked her first day at Longwarry Primary School last week, but not as a student.
Instead, the 22-year-old was the school’s...
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Casey fielding under-12 Shield team
For the first time in 20 years, Casey Cannons Hockey Club is fielding a junior shield side.
Shield is the highest level of competitive junior...
